a request, nae a plea
Done also. Bloody hell, the No's are winning.
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Voted "Yes", still on 46%
I see what you mean about the badly-worded question.
Remember folks, vote early and vote often.
I see what you mean about the badly-worded question.
Remember folks, vote early and vote often.
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It's appallingly worded.
Have added my "yes".
Have added my "yes".
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Another vote added....
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I trust you trust in me to mistrust you
I trust you trust in me to mistrust you
vote is cast.
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Big hugs to Molly, whose cakes are the mutt's nuts.
A legend.
To the interweb cafe everyone.DerekR wrote:Voted yes but the no's are winning. Wait til I get back to work, there's a few more PC's there
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I'm trying to work up a Python script for multiple voting
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Outstanding team! That'll get you a case of beer.
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Diddit!
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Ace!
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Done.
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Well, I voted - but I wonder how much of the lead for the No side is from a badly written question?
Give 'em a written stabbin', sir!
Give 'em a written stabbin', sir!
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Python script to add a thousand "Yes" votes (Py2.6)
Code: Select all
import urllib
url = ("http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/fury-over-bid-to-ditch-benefit-1.998901?pollId=poll_1_998928&questionId=0&forward=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk:80/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/fury-over-bid-to-ditch-benefit-1.998901&answerId=0&cookieSet=true#poll")
for a in range (1000):
sock = urllib.urlopen(url)
htmlSource = sock.read()
sock.close()
print a
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It's still on 46% yes, 50% no, 4% don't know.
Shenanigans?
Shenanigans?
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The 'no'-voters figured out that script before you mebbies?markfiend wrote:It's still on 46% yes, 50% no, 4% don't know.
Shenanigans?
IZ.
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I've seen online polls deliberately skewed before, they always go 99.9% one way or another (unless they get millions of votes)
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yeap with a side order of jiggery pokery I'll wagermarkfiend wrote:Shenanigans?
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I've just voted 'Yes' but the results say, YES = 46%, NO = 51%, DON'T KNOW = 4%. That's 101% by my maths HMMM!
I don't doubt and I don't take direction....